Huamanga Province
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| Huamanga | ||
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| Province | ||
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Location of Huamanga in the Ayacucho Region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Ayacucho | |
| Capital | Ayacucho | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,981.37 km2 (1,151.11 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 191,287 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Website | www.munihuamanga.gob.pe | |
Huamanga is a province in northern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayacucho.
Political division[edit]
The province covers 2,981.3 square kilometres (1,151.1 sq mi) and is divided into fifteen districts:
- Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
- Acocro (Acocro)
- Acos Vinchos (Acos Vinchos)
- Carmen Alto (Carmen Alto)
- Chiara (Chiara)
- Jesús Nazareno (Las Nazarenas)
- Ocros (Ocros)
- Pacaycasa (Pacaycasa)
- Quinua (Quinua)
- San José de Ticllas (Ticllas)
- San Juan Bautista (San Juan Bautista)
- Santiago de Pischa (San Pedro de Cachi)
- Socos (Socos)
- Tambillo (Tambillo)
- Vinchos (Vinchos)
- Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (Jardín)
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.11 % using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also[edit]
- Battle of Ayacucho
- Hatun Usnu
- Kachimayu
- Kunturkunka
- Pampas de Ayacucho Historical Sanctuary
- Qunchupata
- Wichqana
Sources[edit]
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links[edit]
- (Spanish) Official Web Site of Municipalidad Provicial de Huamanga
- (Spanish) Ayacucho República Aristocrática photo gallery
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Coordinates: 13°10′12″S 74°13′12″W / 13.17000°S 74.22000°W
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